440 Cor-Bon Ammo for a Desert Eagle

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Anthony

There's an argument for giving weapons a bonus for having a Kewl Description, that's more or less how it works cinematically.

The main realistic reason for not bothering with a giant pistol like that is the shortage of situations where it's a viable weapon and something like an M4 carbine isn't.

Vigilante protagonists in secret magic campaigns who fight unnatural monsters to protect a populace, which either must (for some metaphysical reason) be kept in ignorance about the threat, or is not capable of comprehending it. So, because their activities must also be hidden from the authorities, they sometimes travel with only the weapons they can conceal under a coat, in a small backpack or briefcase, in a fishing box, etc.

That's basically most Monster-Hunters campaigns and as well as most campaigns I've GMed in the past decade or so.